Eustachian tube dysfunction

Eustachian tube dysfunction
SpecialtyENT surgery
SymptomsAural fullness, ears popping, pressure, a feeling the ears are clogged, crackling, ear pain, tinnitus, autophony, muffled hearing
ComplicationsOtitis media, cholesteatoma
TypesDilatory, baro-challenged induced, patulous
CausesCommon cold, influenza, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis
Differential diagnosisEndolymphatic hydrops, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, superior canal dehiscence syndrome, labyrinthine fistula

Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is a disorder where pressure abnormalities in the middle ear result in symptoms.

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